question_answer 2)

The phrases on the left in the box occur in the text. Match each of them with a phrase on the right. (i) an endless stretch of sand                        (i) Fertile place with water and plants in a desert (ii) waterless and without shelter                  (ii) not visible because the grass is thick (iii) an oasis                                                         (iii) nothing but sand as far as one can see (iv) hidden by a cover of grass                         (iv) no water and no shade  

Answer:

(i) An endless stretch of sand               (i) nothing but sand as far as one can see (ii) waterless and with out shelter       (ii) no water and no shade   (iii) an oasis                                                (iii) fertile place with water and plants in a desert   (iv) hidden by cover of grass                   (iv) not visible because the grass is thick